Projects tagged
Performance
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How one small Barbie doll took on the art world
Read more: How one small Barbie doll took on the art worldMuseums and art galleries are not usually the sites of feminist political protest. Yet over the past couple of years, before the lockdown, gallery visitors all over the UK had noticed a small, determined activist whose modus operandi is “Small…
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Xiuhtezcatl
Read more: XiuhtezcatlThe new wave of hip-hop has arisen a woke generation. From it, Xiuhtezcatl — seventeen-year-old Indigenous rapper and activist — has emerged, stirring the comatose with his music. From performing at the Standing Rock encampment with Immortal Technique and Nahko…
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Break-dancing for social justice in Tunisia
Read more: Break-dancing for social justice in TunisiaIn Tunisia, a country gripped by economic uncertainty and still in the midst of rebuilding its identity after the Arab Spring, hip-hop culture is viewed as part of an ongoing dissident movement. Just a few events, such as the recent…
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One World: Together At Home
Read more: One World: Together At HomeGlobal Citizen arranged a virtual concert to celebrate all those who are working during the COVID-19 epidemic, from the healthcare workers to essential workers. The lineup included Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Jennifer Hudson, and over 30 more artists.…
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‘Earth Day Sing Out’ supports climate activism, local musicians
Read more: ‘Earth Day Sing Out’ supports climate activism, local musiciansThe community is invited to join with local climate activists in the “Earth Day Sing Out” from noon to 1 p.m. and 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The event is…
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A small group forces PNC to stop financing mountaintop removal
Read more: A small group forces PNC to stop financing mountaintop removalThis wonderful campaign of Earth Action Network against mountaintop removal coal mining focused not on the invulnerable mining companies, but on the banks that financed them – and especially PNC, which based its growth model on recruiting university students. It…
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Sneaking the Jews out of Denmark
Read more: Sneaking the Jews out of DenmarkIn September 1943, the Nazis prepared for the deportation of all Danish Jews to the concentration camps and death. But Georg Duckwitz, a German diplomat with a conscience, deliberately leaked the plans for the roundup, which was due to begin…
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Washing the Flag
Read more: Washing the Flag“It might not seem that an act of public laundry could unsettle a president with a well-deserved reputation for inflexibility, corruption, and brutality. But mass washing ceremonies were a key element in getting rid of Peru’s unpopular president, Alberto Fujimori,…
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Gandhi’s Salt March to the Sea
Read more: Gandhi’s Salt March to the SeaIn 1930, the Indian National Congress adopted satyagraha (essentially, nonviolent protest) as their main tactic in their campaign for independence. Mahatma Gandhi was appointed to develop a plan of action; he proposed marching to the sea to make salt in…
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Experimental Wall #27
Read more: Experimental Wall #27This action was suggested in the workshop assembly by a neighbor of Arrayán street itself. At the end of this street giving the market there was a wall in a state of collapse that concerned the neighborhood. On several occasions,…